Exodus 7:12
What does Exodus 7:12 mean?
A plain-English look at Exodus 7:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.
KJV
King James Version · 1611For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949For every one of them put down his rod on the earth, and they became snakes: but Aaron's rod made a meal of their rods.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and they cast down each his rod, and they become monsters, and the rod of Aaron swalloweth their rods;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And they every one cast down their rods, and they were turned into serpents: but Aaron's rod devoured their rods.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890they cast down every man his staff, and they became serpents; but Aaron's staff swallowed up their staves.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 John 4:4
Ye are of God, my little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.
- Acts 19:19
And not a few of them that practised magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
- Exodus 9:11
And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
- Acts 8:9
But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who beforetime in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:
- Exodus 8:18
And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: and there were lice upon man, and upon beast.
- Acts 13:8
But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith.
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